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Hemostat vs Chemostat - What's the difference?

hemostat | chemostat |

As nouns the difference between hemostat and chemostat

is that hemostat is an instrument that clamps blood vessels to diminish or halt blood flow while chemostat is an apparatus for the continuous culture of microorganisms in a steady state.

hemostat

English

Alternative forms

* haemostat

Noun

(en noun)
  • (medicine) an instrument that clamps blood vessels to diminish or halt blood flow

    • Related terms

    * hemostatic

    chemostat

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia chemostat) (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) An apparatus for the continuous culture of microorganisms in a steady state

    • Related terms

    *chemostatic *chemostasis